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Salient: Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Vol. 32, No. 12. 1969.

University imposes 3c bottle charge

University imposes 3c bottle charge

Are students being charged too much for a half-pint bottle of milk?

According to Mr. McPherson of the N.Z. Milk Board, selling milk at 3c a half-pint, instead of the 2c stipulated in the Milk Price Notice is "technically infringing the price restriction".

However, the Milk Price Notice has various sections and classification, and the only guarantee one has of a price of 2c a half pint is at the shop-dairy, or through delivery by the milk vendor.

When the milk is sold to a commercial dealer as it is to Mr Levenbach, this condition does not apply because the milk is being consumed on the premises.

Mr Verhoven, an accountant at the Milk Dept. said, "If changed in any way like taking off the cap, inserting a straw, or pouring the milk into a glass, the price for a glass of milk can be as much as 5c.

"But if the bottle of milk is not tampered with, charging 3c for a half pint bottle is illegal.

"Three cents is the 'maximum' Mr Levenbach can charge as stipulated by the University," said Mr Boyd, Secretary of Student Management.

"I think three cents is justified because of Mr Levenbach's overhead e.g. staff, cleaning, etc.," he said.

However, Mr Simon Arnold ex-House Committee Chairman stated, "I understood that 3c was charged to cover loss of bottles."

Mr Arnold's statement supports the same reason given in Salient last year.